John 17:16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
2 Cor 5:20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
We are all citizens our country, but did you know that Christians have dual citizenship
Paul made it clear that our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. Fil 3:17-21
Being A citizen of the USA comes with some privileges.
section 2, of the Constitution, Section 1. Says:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, are citizens of the United States. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property
Not being a citizen makes you a forever (AKA Alien)
If you are a citizen of another country and you want to become a citizen of the United States of America, you must pass a citizen test.
To qualify for the test, you must first
1. Apply for a green card
2. Stay in the country for at least 5 years
3. Pay a lot of money and
Then, and only then, do you qualify to apply for a citizenship test
The test tests
• Your Understanding of basic American History
• Your ability to communicate in English
• Your knowledge of how the Election process works
• Your familiarity of the Laws of the Land and
• Your understanding of the Justice system
But, when it comes to our citizenship in Heaven, There is, and ever has been, only 1 test
• It is pricy and it costed Christ dearly
• but it doesn’t cost you anything
Can you remember how you became a citizen of heaven?
• What was the test you had to pass?
o It’s a test of Faith, isn’t it?
o and you passed the test, didn’t you?
The USCIS wants to make sure that you are informed about
The Constitution with its Bill of rights
But I am here to tell you that:
God has a Kingdom with
• its own Government
• its own Constitution
• its own Laws
Gods Kingdom is not of this world,
• It’s a Kingdom of Light
• It’s a glorious Kingdom
• A Kingdom that will never pass away
The Kingdom of God is the spiritual rule over the hearts and minds of those who willingly submit to God’s authority.
1 Thessalonians 2:4). (John 18:36), as ambassadors of Christ we are entrusted with the proclamation of the good news of the gospel of Christ.” and
It is our responsibility to reflect the “official position of the King
” (2 Corinthians 5:18-20, Paul says, We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us
In Star Wars. One of the characters said, “Your focus determines your reality.”
Where is your Focus
Is your vision Gods Commission
Or is your vision your vision indecision
2 cor 5:19 God is reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them.
He has committed to us the message of reconciliation and we are sent to take the message of reconciliation the “ends of the earth” imploring men and women everywhere to be reconciled to God. Now then as ambassadors for Christ, I beseech you, be ye reconciled to God. 2 cor 5:20
In Gods Kingdom, We are in Christ, and Christ is in us
We are
• A Royal Priesthood
• A Holy nation
We are chosen to be holy and without blame before Him
Thomas Jefferson said:
• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
I want to inform you
As a Child of the Most High God the The King of the universe
We have truths that are self-evident and unalienable rights
We come with Boldness – to -throne – Grace. because
We have eternal life
We have this hope –as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
Stand[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. Gal5: 1
Would you say that you have the right to the Pursuit of happiness?
Yes, The Bible is clear:
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” as it is written: eye has not seen ear have not, here neither has is entered into the heart of man the things God has prepared for those who love Him 1cor 2:9 Rev 21:4
We are
• princess and princesses in the Kingdom of God
• Heir of the Father
• Hind heirs of the Son
• Family
• one
In Him we
• Are predestined to the adoption of sons
• Have redemption through His blood
• Obtained an inheritance and
• Have the forgiveness of sins According to the riches of His Glorious grace 8
You have been
• Accepted
• Adopted
• Forgiven
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Exactly what Benefits do we have in Gods Kingdom?
Amongst others,
• You were Set free from the slave master sin and
if the son sets you free you are free indeed
The Bible says: For freedom you have been set free Gal 5:1 (saved, sanctified, made holy (can be free from sin)) or else God is a looser
Even so, we are also told - do not use your freedom for a cloak of vice 2 pet 2:16-17
Romans 6
6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 present your members as slaves of righteousness [f]for holiness
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you,
God’s grace is great. But, He also said: The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, 7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty,
Gal5: 1 Stand[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
Jesus said, to be a part of His kingdom,
• You Need Faith in Christ and believe in the Gospel
• You have to repent and accept Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of your Life.
You need to be born again to become Spiritual
I am here to tell you that,
• The day you Accepted JC – AS L&S
• you were
o born again
o Born of the Spirit
o Born of God
• You are in Christ - Christ in you
• Your name is written in the book of Life
• You are a child of the Most High God
• You are Royalty
God wants you to know that:
• 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. We have obtained precious faith through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. Jer 29:11. Jer 31:3. 2 cor 1:20 Luke 12: and we 2 Pet 1:11
Jesus said, Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Jesus said:
Matt 5:6-10 my version:
• Blessed are the peacemakers, the poor in spirit and those who show mercy; Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, - they are the sons of God theirs is the kingdom of heaven. they shall inherit the earth and shine forth like the son
2pet 1:3-4 His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature,
That’s the start – ELEMENTARY THINGS
2 Pet 1:-5-11
But also, giving all diligence,
• add to your faith
• virtue,
• to virtue knowledge,
• to knowledge self-control,
• to self-control [d]perseverance,
• to perseverance godliness,
• to godliness brotherly kindness,
• to brotherly kindness love.
• For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [e]barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
We can tell a lot about someone’s citizenship by Listening to
Them – cant we?
I can tell where you’re from
by your:
• accent
• customs
• Actions
The:
• Language - speak
• Words – use
• And the witness - give
Spiritual speaking,
• Our personality,
• Vocabulary
• Testimony
Shows
(Our true “homeland.”)
Which Kingdom we belong to
The Kingdom of – Darkness - Light
We are either citizens of earth or citizens of heaven.
How we live, shows who our God is.
being in Gods Kingdom
• Effects who we are
• How we worship
• How we relate to others
• What we allow to shape our hearts & minds
CONCLUSION
At the USCIS, when you pass your citizen test,
o You go to court
o Pledge your allegiance to the flag and
o The court declare you to be a citizen
o You have an option to change your name
all the new citizens Are invited to share a meal with the governor and other dignitaries
we are Kingdom people
Invited to attend the Marriage supper of the Lamb
When the roll is called up yonder, we will
• all chime in to sing (song of moses)
• receive a new name
• welcomed (heaven home)
him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Rev 3:21
Therefore, “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,
set your hearts and minds on things above,
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”
Then He will say, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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• When you enter into my Kingdom, I will show you my love and I will give you everything I have. Luke 22:29 Luke 12:44 Matt 6:14-15
• Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
• Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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• Matt 24:42,44 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come, 44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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• Behold I am coming quickly
• Even so, come Lord Jesus
• we are looking towards a city that have no foundation,
• Jesus being - chief cornerstone
Jesus is asking
who will come?
Let it be seen all over America that a bunch of Oklahomans
• are on fire for - Lord
• sold out Christians
Jesus said His kingdom was not of this world (John 18:36),
Where is your citizenship?
Is it on in Heaven or on earth?
Will you
• be there when the roll is called up yonder,
• have - Part in the ceremony,
It’s been said,
“What gets our attention gets us.”
“Your focus determines your reality.”
What you behold – become
Where is your focus ?
What is your reality?
Who do you represent?
